Artefact
Artefact
Credit Line
Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 2007.57.2
Cultural Origin
Primary Maker
Place
Date
Circa 1905-Circa 1910
Associated Notes
Vet's horse measuring stick
Belonged to Major Thomas Arnold Blake, NZ Veterinary Corps
Thomas Arnold Blake (1882-1966) was a member of the Rangoon Vol. Rifles from 1906. By 1913 he was living in New Zealand and tended horses of the Special Constables camped in the Auckland Domain during the 1913 Waterfront Strike, probably as an employee of the Department of Agriculture.
Associated Event
Auckland Waterfront Strike; 1913; New Zealand
WW1; 1914-1918
Associated Person
Associated Place
Period
Media
Measurement Description
l: 1790mm (open, max length)
lxw: 930mm x 130mm (closed)
Subject Category
Classification
Last Update
15 May 2023
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